Althouse: "I bet that you, like me, reasonably assumed the the 'G' on the Green Bay Packers' helmets..."

४ फेब्रुवारी, २०११

"I bet that you, like me, reasonably assumed the the 'G' on the Green Bay Packers' helmets..."

"... stood for 'Green Bay.'"

५४ टिप्पण्या:

Crimso म्हणाले...: I am an alumnus of Male High School. Our school letter is "H."; ४/२/११, ६:१२ PM
woof म्हणाले...: I thought it stood for Grrrrrrrr; ४/२/११, ६:१६ PM
Toad Trend म्हणाले...: Didn't know that.

Go James Starks.

Go Pack!; ४/२/११, ६:२१ PM
Palladian म्हणाले...: Go away, football. Please.; ४/२/११, ६:२३ PM
Trooper York म्हणाले...: The history of the NFL has long been hidden from its fan’s. Even so far as the symbols and logo’s and even the names of even its most storied franchises. For example the New York Giants were named after the original owner “Big” Tim Mara who had a penis that measured two inches long which is a world record for an Irishman. And the Logo of the famous Green Bay Packers was designed to honor the original owner Curly Lambeau’s first wife; Grendal.
(Reverse the Call on the Field, The Secret History of the NFL, Doris Kearns Goodwin, ESPN Press 2010); ४/२/११, ६:२५ PM
Chip Ahoy म्हणाले...: Are you trying to tell me it doesn't stand for $1,000.00?; ४/२/११, ६:२६ PM
The Dude म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; ४/२/११, ६:३६ PM
SteveR म्हणाले...: Tempting to call B.S. especially with Tiki involved, but it appears to hold up.; ४/२/११, ७:०४ PM
Trooper York म्हणाले...: Wait a minute.

What if the the "G" stood for Garage.

Will that effect how you root Super Bowl Sunday?; ४/२/११, ७:१३ PM
Triangle Man म्हणाले...: What does the 'U' on the University of Miami helmets stand for? I can't bring myself to believe that it stands for University.; ४/२/११, ७:२७ PM
Trooper York म्हणाले...: My favorite cap is one I bought from the "University of Florda" with the initals reversed. It's a keeper.; ४/२/११, ७:३० PM
Trooper York म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; ४/२/११, ७:३० PM
Unknown म्हणाले...: And here I thought it stood for Georgia (the red and black one does).; ४/२/११, ८:०४ PM
opfor311 म्हणाले...: Trooper,

Are you sure that the caps isn't for Fordham University?

I do know that the chant to encourage the sports teams at my Alma Mater is 'Let's Go Peay!'; ४/२/११, ८:०४ PM
Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...: I thought the G stood for Obama's midterm course correction.; ४/२/११, ८:२० PM
Tyrone Slothrop म्हणाले...: It doesn't stand for Glombardi?; ४/२/११, ८:२२ PM
Trooper York म्हणाले...: I think the "G" stands for the spot where the Green Bay fans touch themselves when they think of the frozen tundra. And cheese.; ४/२/११, ८:२८ PM
Meade म्हणाले...: Trooper York said...
What if the the "G" stood for Garage.

Yeah, and suppose Curly Lambeau married Garage.
Q.: Would Garage keep his maiden name? Or would he just hyphenate?; ४/२/११, ८:३३ PM
Trooper York म्हणाले...: Holy Clint Barton Batman!

Sybil has nothing on you!; ४/२/११, ८:४२ PM
Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...: Nice blog Meade..; ४/२/११, ८:४३ PM
kjbe म्हणाले...: added in 1961, under Lombardi?

What a dope. Try again, Tiki.; ४/२/११, ८:४७ PM
Meade म्हणाले...: Hey thanks, Lem. Don't be a stranger.; ४/२/११, ८:५० PM
Bushman of the Kohlrabi म्हणाले...: Meade, please learn not to throw off your back foot. You don't want to end up like Jay Cutler, do you?; ४/२/११, ९:२२ PM
Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...: Nuthin' but a "G" Thang - Dr Dre; ४/२/११, ९:२४ PM
Skyler म्हणाले...: I suspect that Tiki has been had. Seems far fetched.; ४/२/११, ९:२९ PM
AllenS म्हणाले...: It stands for GOD.; ४/२/११, ९:३६ PM
The Concrete Dog म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; ४/२/११, ९:५७ PM
The Concrete Dog म्हणाले...: it does
stand for god
not capitl g god
but th lowr case one

i nevr playd fotbal

but i was the mascot for
a hurlng team
frm Kilkenny in 1884
until ther midfieldr
tript ovr me
and brok his ankl

i was tossd into the
river nore; ४/२/११, ९:५९ PM
Bob_R म्हणाले...: Tiki is a Wahoo. Four years in C'ville can mess anybody up.; ५/२/११, ४:४७ AM
pst314 म्हणाले...: "And the Logo of the famous Green Bay Packers was designed to honor the original owner Curly Lambeau’s first wife; Grendal."

He said she was a real monster. His divorce attorney was named Beowulf.; ५/२/११, ६:०३ AM
Bartender Cabbie म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; ५/२/११, ६:१५ AM
Bartender Cabbie म्हणाले...: Does the G stand for "Giant Hippopotamus Women of Wisconsin?"; ५/२/११, ६:४७ AM
KCFleming म्हणाले...: I teased my sis-in-law from Wisconsin Rapids that many people in her state are surprised to learn that the logo is actually a letter of the alphabet.; ५/२/११, ७:२६ AM
KCFleming म्हणाले...: ...and they usually say, 'Really! Which one?'; ५/२/११, ७:२७ AM
traditionalguy म्हणाले...: Being a Wisconsin team, I assumed the G was either for Gorgonzola or Gruyere.; ५/२/११, ७:४५ AM
rhhardin म्हणाले...: Some old TV ad, probably for General Mills cereals or something

Boy: Remember, the G is for goodness

Girl: Also [slams boy] girls.; ५/२/११, ७:४९ AM
Unknown म्हणाले...: At the end , it will be still a cheerleaderlees SB; ५/२/११, ८:११ AM
Tank म्हणाले...: Trooper York said...

My favorite cap is one I bought from the "University of Florda" with the initals reversed. It's a keeper.

My daughter, who went to Fordham, has one of those. I think they stopped making it (at least she said she couldn't get me one).``; ५/२/११, ८:२५ AM
Meade म्हणाले...: Bushman of the Kohlrabi said...
You don't want to end up like Jay Cutler, do you?

*sob* *sniffle* *sniff*; ५/२/११, ९:०७ AM
Hazy Dave म्हणाले...: Citation fail.

And, the motion W stands for Wombat!; ५/२/११, ९:१५ AM
Mike Smith म्हणाले...: And, speaking of video, the video of the FIRST Super Bowl has finally been found. Info here: http://meteorologicalmusings.blogspot.com/2011/02/found-first-super-bowl.html; ५/२/११, १०:२८ AM
Anthony म्हणाले...: No, it stands for Gangsta.; ५/२/११, १०:५३ AM
Phil 314 म्हणाले...: Are you sure its not like KFC which once stood for "Kentucky Fried Chicken" but now in the age of healthy eating will simply stand for the brand.

In the same way G will just stand for the modern American football from the great state of Wisconsin.

No longer representing a white working-class port and manufacturing hub, the G will respresent diversity, high speed rail, cheese (but cheese always accompanied by a glass of fine wine) and all that is good and proGressive.

Yes, that is what "G" stands for.

(now if we could just change the name "Packer" to...); ५/२/११, ११:३४ AM
Meade म्हणाले...: Wisconsin is a red state now.

"G" O.P.; ५/२/११, ११:४५ AM
Loren Ibsen म्हणाले...: Greg?; ५/२/११, ११:५३ AM
Trooper York म्हणाले...: Could it stand for "Goober?"; ५/२/११, १२:४२ PM
sonicfrog म्हणाले...: Gulla-bull.... Nin-cow-poop.... Ultra-maroon!; ५/२/११, १:०८ PM
Known Unknown म्हणाले...: Are you sure its not like KFC which once stood for "Kentucky Fried Chicken" but now in the age of healthy eating will simply stand for the brand.

Newer and remodeled KFCs now feature "Kentucky Fried Chicken" on their exteriors as well as packaging that spells out the original name. So, everything old is new again.; ५/२/११, १:०९ PM
sonicfrog म्हणाले...: Of course it stands for "Green Bay"! It couldn't stand for "Greatness". If it did, there would have been a plethora of lawsuits from Al Davis... 'Cause, you know, he's sure he invented the term, and it can only be associated with ONE team... HIS!!!!; ५/२/११, १:१२ PM
Known Unknown म्हणाले...: Tiki is full of ... himself.

There's nary a mention of the G standing for greatness in any documentation associated with the team during the initial use of the G on the side of the helmet.; ५/२/११, १:१२ PM
Known Unknown म्हणाले...: Of course it stands for "Green Bay"! It couldn't stand for "Greatness". If it did, there would have been a plethora of lawsuits from Al Davis... 'Cause, you know, he's sure he invented the term, and it can only be associated with ONE team... HIS!!!!

I thought the Raiders were all about "excellence."

Well, in theory, anyway.; ५/२/११, १:१३ PM
Triangle Man म्हणाले...: Being a Wisconsin team, I assumed the G was either for Gorgonzola or Gruyere

What about Gouda (pronounced goooodah in Wisconsin, but howda in Holland)?; ५/२/११, १:२४ PM
Der Hahn म्हणाले...: and that long curved white marking on the Vikings helments stands for .... never mind.; ५/२/११, २:३० PM
Trooper York म्हणाले...: Well the rumor in the NFL for a long time was that it stands for gay as the original name of the team was the Green Bay Fudge Packers.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

They should be proud.; ५/२/११, ३:०६ PM